Five years and going! Actually like 65...

For anyone who doesn't know, I say 65 since Ken and I have known each other since I was 17! 17!! Initially met on my recruiting trip down to southern Colorado but he didn't give me a high five until my freshman year. And yes, I do literally mean a high five! Here's to the next five years and many more high fives - love you Ken! Lily had a sleep over party with her cousins while we headed up to Park City for the night. Lily is pretty happy we made it to five, too!
Thank you Brockbanks for making our night and Lily's night a blast!

So excited...kisses for all!

Happy Birthday Rick!

As usual, I'm catching up on the blog updates so - Happy Birthday Rick! With just a little bit of smoke, Rick turned 28 years old!! I may be off but who's counting? :)

A little prep from Will and supervision from Uncle Bob.

Luke is totally unaware of the chaos ensuing behind him...who's crazy kids are those anyways?!

So if we were ever wondering what side of the family Lily takes after...

All partied out...

Next stop, the Yacht Club

Lily took her first boating trip not too long ago but because safety comes first - Ken went out and bought her a life jacket, which was probably the cutest thing I had ever seen!
We may have a future pro-wakeboarder on our hands...Lil was totally diggin' the fast boat and wind in her hair.
She does not like, however, sun safety...the hat kept getting pulled off and we put it back on; pulled off; put on; pulled off...

And, of course, a family photo on the water And after a long day of wakeboarding, waves, and sun, Lil is all tuckered out. It was a good day...

Sun City Tour aka Corona Tour

Kenny Chesney came to town...been there, done that so I was actually excited to see Miranda Lambert for the first time! A couple weeks ago, the Sun City Tour came to my stadium (yes, I said it, my stadium) which was supposed to have Sugarland as well...but kinda mad at Jennifer Nettles because they were doing studio time during the tour, consequently she's having vocal issues and even more consequently, they cancelled their show. Rumor has it Kenny was pissed...Chesney, not my Kenny. So big bummer on that but Miranda kicked the girl power and Chesney always puts on a great show...plus, great friends all around us, so we had a fun and fabulous time! And I didn't really have to work so even better!!
Beer in hand, Ken on my arm...the night (kidless, mind you) is just beginning!

Good friends (also one kid short) joining us

T-Bone is singing....


I'm clapping to the beat....

Having such a good time, gotta do a photo op while someone gets another round...
More friends join - Ken's soccer bud, Todd Miller, gets in on the fun - he and his wife also got a babysitter...these are the highlights of our lives now!

uh, a couple songs and a few beers later!

Did I mention we had a Real Salt Lake game the next night? Ya, still deciding if the concert was worth it....

Baby Cohen Arrives...early!

I'm a little slow to announce (surprise, surprise) but here is my first and my new and my teeny, tiny, ball of cuteness nephew Cohen James Fee born on July 19th, 3 1/2 weeks early but already weighed 6.7 lbs and 20 inches long! My sis is thanking the Lord that he decided to join the world before his due date because really, where would my tiny sister hold a 10lb baby??

Congrats Syd & Branden on not only your new reason to smile but surviving the first two weeks...it's a breeze from here on out. Ha! Do you believe me? I didn't think so...

And he is such a boy already...notice the hand tucked in the pants!

We asked Lily how excited she was to have a new cousin and she could hardly contain her joy!

Party Time!

July 4th not only brings sparklers, parades, & apple pie but also Vaughnster the Monster's birthday! Lily's daycare partner in crime, Vaughn, turned 1 year old and had a rockin' party...to the benefit of the adults, probably, more than the kiddos but hey, I think we deserve it for surviving the first year! The highlight of the decor...matching family shirts - hilarious! Kudos to Brooke for adding the humor to it all!!

The Amidei's went all out....fittingly red, white, & blue was the party color scheme in addition to a kid's dream of crawling tunnels...

Uncle Sam hats and beach balls...here's Ava Titus getting into the theme with her stars & stripes attire.

There were pinwheels all over the backyard, in which we told Koa he could take home as many as he could find...pretty sure the Amidei's have no extra pinwheels for next year's shindig. Very diligent, that Koa Bingham.
And a party just isn't complete until Rager Gager shows up and he jumped right into the celebration, hat and all.
Not only was it a pool party, it was a 3 pool party! Because Gage is the older, wiser one in the bunch, he was giving Vaughn some advice, while sitting poolside, on what it takes to be a one-year-old. "Here's what I'm saying...now that you're 1, you get to eat chocolate - pretty dang good stuff. Then, you get to wash it down with milk...the real stuff, whole milk with Vitamin D. Pretty much everything is fair game...you've made it, kid. Congrats."

And of course, a party just ain't a party until cake is served! Happy 1st Birthday Vaughn!

Happy 4th of July...or 23rd?

What's up? Happy frickin' 4th. (Why is Kenny so disgusted in the background? Don't worry Ken, you'll be allowed to hold your own sparkler, cheer up.)

Happy 4th of July...just a bit late that's all! Lily was partying all day and then slept through all the fireworks, of course.

Celebrating with her big cousins - Tristan and Will. They are all very patriotic!